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CCP Public Policy Action Alert - September 8, 2014

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

HARTFORD, CT -- A Member Public Policy Action Alert - September 8, 2014 about the America Gives More Act.

MAKE THE CALL!We urge you and your colleagues, board members, volunteers, clients, and donors – everyone who cares about your organizations’ missions – to join us in calling Senator Blumenthal and Senator Murphy to tell them:

"Don’t leave Washington in September until the Senate passes theAmerica Gives More Act; our communities are counting on you!”

Supporters of theAmerica Gives More Actshould call the DC office of their Senators immediately:

WHY NOW:We only have a few days to confound conventional wisdom in Washington and to strengthen our communities through passage of theAmerica Gives More Act.

Right now(eight weeks before the elections), politicians care most about and are vulnerable to the will of constituents; that interest wanes significantly after the elections.Private foundations must act now to push forward the simplification of the foundation excise tax or it will be lost.

Later, after the elections, Congress is expected to pass a short-term package of tax items and leave debate over permanent tax incentives to a later day/year/decade.That meansthat for the foreseeable future,our community will loseimportant improvements to thefood donation provision,simplification of the foundation excise tax, andextension of the period for making charitable donations until April 15.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or if you have questions about your ability as a foundation to engage in this activity please see the resources on theCCP’s website >>.